CGDV vs KDVD

CGDVACapital Group Dividend Value ETF

KDVDFKeeley Dividend ETF

In short

CGDV A stock picker's dividend fund at near-index pricing: 0.33% a year, roughly 60 names, and a mandate for above-average yield plus growth. Live since 2022 and already grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.

KDVD Most dividend funds fish the same large-cap pond. Keeley's active take heads down the cap ladder, hunting dividend payers among small and mid-sized companies, with at least 80% of assets in stocks that pay (or are expected to pay) one.

Stated mandate

CGDV The fund seeks income above the average yield of U.S. stocks while also offering capital-growth potential.

KDVD Actively managed ETF seeking capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that pay (or are expected to pay) dividends; the Fund expects to invest primarily in small- and mid-cap companies but may invest in any market capitalization.

Why people hold it

• CGDV Costs 0.33% a year while the typical fund in its active dividend peer group charges around 0.55%. Active stock picking, index-fund pricing.
• Dual mandate: income above the average yield of U.S. stocks plus capital-growth potential. Not a pure yield chase.capitalgroup.com
• Tens of billions in assets and heavy daily trading make it one of the easier funds in its peer group to get in and out of at a fair spread.
• Delivers its stated mandate with unusual consistency for an active fund, placing it among the strongest implementations in its dividend-income peer group.

• KDVD The mandate is genuinely different: at least 80% of net assets in dividend payers, aimed primarily at small- and mid-cap names rather than the usual mega-cap dividend roster.
• Active, not index-bound. Managers can hold companies expected to start paying dividends, and can move to any market cap as opportunities shift.
• What is inside the portfolio is the strongest part of the package relative to dividend-income peers, and the fund distributes on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

• CGDV About 60 holdings. That concentration means individual company stumbles land harder than in a fund holding hundreds of names.
• Active and benchmark-agnostic: results track the managers' calls, not an index, so it can drift well away from the broad market in either direction.
• Pays quarterly, not monthly. Worth knowing if you're building an income schedule.

• KDVD At 0.90% a year, it charges well above the dividend-income median of 0.55%, and above highly graded peers such as CGDV (0.33%) and TDVG (0.50%).
• It launched in December 2025 with a small asset base, so there is no long record and shares change hands far less often than the category's household names.
• Small- and mid-cap dividend payers typically swing harder than large-cap dividend stalwarts. Same income idea, bumpier ride.

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